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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 23, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Hiller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Marty Springstead |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| John Hiller | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Jose Vidal | Right Fielder |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Hiller
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hiller
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Hiller
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alvis scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Hiller
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Azcue vs. Hiller
Azcue hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Azcue reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Ribant
Dennis Ribant now pitching. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Tommy Harper.
Hall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Ribant
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Jose Vidal.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuller vs. Ribant
Fuller hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Jimmie Hall now playing left field. Russ Snyder now playing right field.
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Tiant
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Ribant
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Ribant
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ribant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ribant
Brown takes first base on ball four. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Ribant
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Alvis moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Ribant
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Azcue vs. Ribant
Azcue hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Tiant
Wert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder. Wert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ribant vs. Tiant
Ribant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Ribant
Hall hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ribant
Snyder hits a line drive to right field. Northrup throws towards Matchick. Matchick fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matchick. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuller vs. Ribant
Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tiant vs. Ribant
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Ribant
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ribant fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ribant
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Ribant
Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ribant
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Tiant
Matchick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Tiant
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ribant vs. Tiant
Ribant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Ribant
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Ribant
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ribant
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a popup towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Ribant
Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Ribant
Tiant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Ribant
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Tiant
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Tiant
Matchick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ribant
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Ribant
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ribant
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Ribant
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Tiant
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Tiant
Lenny Green pinch hits for Dennis Ribant.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Wyatt
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Wyatt
Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1968, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 1 1 0
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 3 1 1 0
Brown G, lf 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, cf 3 1 1 1
Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 1 2
Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Harper T, lf 0 0 0 0
Matchick T, ss 3 0 1 0 Hall J, ph-lf 3 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Vidal J, rf 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0 Snyder R, ph-rf 4 0 1 0
Ribant D, p 2 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 3 0 0 0
Green L, ph 1 0 0 0 Tiant L, p 3 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 30 3 6 3
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 300 000 00x -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller J (L) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0
Ribant D 6.2 3 0 0 4 1
Wyatt J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
E -- Matchick T
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 8
2B -- Azcue J, Wert D
T -- 2:29
A -- 0
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